4theRegion is an alliance of people, businesses and organisations across South West Wales, who love where we live and want our region to flourish.
We connect people, share good news and enable collaboration, through our forums, events, projects and comms, for a future that promotes the well-being of people and planet.
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There is great stuff happening across our region, but people don’t know what others are doing. We champion the changemakers and share positive news, to connect likeminded people and great ideas.
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PODCAST
45. The Pembrokeshire Perspective with Tegryn Jones
Tegryn Jones is the Chair of the Pembrokeshire Public Services Board and Chief Executive at Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority. We spoke to...
44. Working with the Menopause with Jayne Woodman
Jayne Woodman set up The Menopause Team in 2019 to assist employers and employees in establishing significantly better menopause outcomes for women...
43. Crowdfunding Insights with Sweet Pickings Swansea
Sweet Pickings Swansea / Cyfoeth y Coed Abertawe is a community group tackling food poverty and waste by harvesting unpicked fruit (mainly apples)...
OUR IMPACT AREAS
Buy Regional
If businesses and organisations in this region buy more from each other, we can keep more wealth here in South West Wales, develop our supply chain, and create more opportunities for people and local businesses.
Destination & Transport
Tourism is a key economic driver for the region. An integrated, sustainable travel network is essential to prosperity and well-being. We want to help partners collaborate better across the region to develop both.
Development & Investment
Regeneration is something we should all do together. How can we ensure that major regional projects are designed and delivered in a way that provides economic and social benefits for the region over the long term?
Well-being Region
In a fast changing world, we think the well-being economy will be the battleground of the next 10 years, and successful places will be those that build prosperity by prioritising people, health, quality of life, the environment and equality.
Circular Economy
A circular economy is restorative and regenerative by design. We must move away from our linear economy (make, use, dispose), closing the loop to conserve resources and ensure long term sustainability.
Creative Economy
The creative economy is everything that relates to human creativity and ideas, IP, knowledge and technology. How can we support more creativity and innovation across our economy?
GOOD NEWS
The Kingsway goes green as Swansea points to the future
Stunning new drone imagery shows how one of Swansea city centre’s key areas has gone green – and is a signpost to a greener future. Where there were once four lanes of Tarmac, The Kingsway and Orchard Street now have broad pedestrian...
Organisations with social aims join forces to simplify National Procurement Service procedure
Ministry of Furniture, the company which emerged from Remploy Furniture, is collaborating with Merthyr Tydfil Institute for the Blind (MTIB) to combine key competencies for the benefit of National Procurement Service (NPS) members in the...
World class rail centre will transform area says Leader
The Global Centre for Rail Excellence (GCRE) at the head of the Dulais and Swansea valleys will have a transformational effect on the area and the wider region, the Leader of Neath Port Talbot Council, Cllr Ted Latham, said on a visit to...
Record Results for NPTC Group of Colleges
NPTC Group of Colleges has been congratulating all students receiving their results yesterday. In the face of another year disrupted by the global pandemic, the College achieved an incredible overall pass rate of 100 per cent. The College...
Ouma expands to new offices on Swansea High Street
A successful local marketing company, which has seen a huge 800% increase in turnover during the past year, has moved into stylish new offices at High Street’s Urban Village to accommodate new hires and planned future growth. Ouma is a...
Celebrity chef gives students a taste of culinary career
An iconic British chef gave a group of students from Gower College Swansea a sneak peek behind the scenes of his Swansea restaurant along with an insight into his inspiring career. Marco Pierre White, who last year opened his Steakhouse...
NRW launches new Check Your Flood Risk service
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has launched a new web service that provides flood risk information using a postcode, along with improvements to the way customers can access flood risk information from its website. The service, which...
Gower College Swansea scoops a further two major apprenticeship awards
Gower College Swansea has been awarded the coveted titles of ‘UK Digital Apprenticeship Provider of the Year’ and ‘UK Engineering and Manufacturing Apprenticeship Provider of the Year’ at the FE Week and AELP AAC National Apprenticeship...
Welsh bathing waters top destination this summer
As Covid-19 restrictions continue to ease in Wales, and thoughts turn towards enjoying holiday destinations closer to home this summer, visitors to Wales’ beaches can be assured that they have met rigorous quality standards according to...
Green light for £150m Global Centre for Rail Excellence
A planning application for the construction of a world class rail testing facility at the head of the Dulais and Tawe Valleys has been conditionally approved by Neath Port Talbot Council’s Planning Committee. The train, rail...
Ground-breaking One-Stop-Shop Partnership Between Leading Welsh Accounting Practice and Pioneering IT Specialists
Wales’ largest independent accountancy firm, Bevan Buckland LLP, has partnered with Tech-Wales Ltd to create a unique one-stop-shop for accounting and IT services for its clients. Bevan Buckland LLP, which is headquartered in Swansea, has...
Protecting and enjoying the Great Welsh Outdoors this summer
As the school gates close and as more and more people seek opportunities to holiday closer to home, visitors to Wales’s great outdoors are being urged to continue to protect and respect the communities and countryside locations they are...